Actors make the resolution to get your mind, body, voice and imagination in shape in 2009!  On Saturday, January 10, 2009, StageSource presents "The Actor's Master Suite", a one-day intensive in physical training for actors.  Classes include: Yoga Warm-up, Voice, Movement, Monologue Prep and Michael Chekhov Technique. 

Classes will be held at Boston University College of Fine Arts (Room Numbers TBA) on January 10, 2009, 8:30am-5:15pm.  Registration begins at 8:00am.  Full Day ($150 SS members/$175 non-members) and Half Day ($85 SS members/$95 non-members) registration is available.  (If choosing the half day program, please indicate morning or afternoon session in the Additional Order Notes Section.)

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You may also register by phone by calling 617-720-6066.

The Program:

8:00-8:30am
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8:30-9:15am
Yoga Warm-up with Jeremy Johnson

9:30-11:00am
Freeing The Natural Voice with Christine Hamel OR Advanced Movement with Sarah Hickler

11:15am-12:45pm
Freeing The Natural Voice with Christine Hamel OR Advanced Movement with Sarah Hickler

12:45pm

Lunch Break (please note, lunch is not provided)

2:00-3:30pm

Exploring the Depth and Breadth of Monologue Preparation with Judy Braha OR Michael Chekhov with Craig Mathers

3:45-5:15pm

Exploring the Depth and Breadth of Monologue Preparation with Judy Braha OR Michael Chekhov with Craig Mathers

(Note: Each morning and afternoon will be offered twice. Participants will attend one session of each class.)

Find out what you don't know about your actor self and let the trainers from some of Boston's most respected teaching institutions tune you up for the New Year! 

Participants should wear loose or exercise conscious clothing to this event.  Actors will be asked to prepare in advance short monologues for both the Monologue and Chekhov workshops.

Class descriptions

Yoga Warm-Up: Full body warm up for all skill levels.   A lead series of stretches to get your body limber and ready for the day.

Freeing the Natural Voice: This vocal workout will cover the complete progression of voice exercises developed by Kristin Linklater. An ideal class for anyone who has learned the voice progression in the past and would like a refresher, or for a beginner who wants to be led through a challenging and invigorating voice workout. This session will focus on relaxation, connection to breath, releasing jaw, tongue, and throat tensions, building resonance throughout one’s range, increased breath capacity and freedom in articulation.

Advanced Movement: An intensive exploration of movement and improvisation. A variety of improvisatory approaches are employed to tap into individual creativity and to discover the power of group creation. Physical demands increase as the body is emphasized as the instrument of communication. The work includes exploration of space, energy, dynamics, rhythm, and sensory response. Actors learn to channel their physical and emotional energy into dramatic action.

Exploring the Depth and Breadth of Monologue Preparation: In a full-bodied, personal exploration of your monologue, this class will experiment with the process of uncovering deeper, richer connections to material.  Using self, imagination, the body and the full journey of the text, we will explore material as a group and individually.  Please come prepared with a monologue you know well.

Michael Chekhov: Michael Chekhov's psycho-physical approach to acting will be explored during our sessions. We will be working with Chekhov's four qualities of movement (molding, floating, flying and radiating), archetypal body centers and psychological gesture, and apply these approaches to text. Please bring a short monologue to use for in-class exploration (and wear loose fitting clothes suitable for movement.)

About the Instructors

Judy Braha has been a director, teacher, actor and arts advocate in New England for over two decades. Currently head of the M.F.A. Directing Program at Boston University’s School of Theatre, Ms. Braha holds an MFA from Boston University, a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and was a proud member of the Board of Directors of StageSource for its first six years.

Christine Hamel is an actress and Designated Linklater Voice Teacher. She teaches voice, speech, dialects, Shakespeare/text, and singing and is currently an Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at Boston University’s School of Theatre. She holds an MFA in Theatre specializing in Voice & Speech from Boston University.

Sarah Hickler, Ms. Hickler is an actor, choreographer, director and movement specialist. She is an Assistant Professor at Emerson College teaching Acting Movement and Acting Studio. Ms. Hickler has over twenty years experience training actors and theatre educators in graduate and undergraduate university programs such as Brandeis University, Boston University, Harvard University and Boston Conservatory.

Jeremy Johnson is a graduate of Emerson College Theatre Studies program. Mr. Johnson recently received his Yoga Alliance approved certification through the Teacher Training program at South Boston Yoga.

Craig Mathers is currently an Assistant Professor of Performing Arts at Emerson. He studied under Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and is a graduate of The Yale School of Drama. He is a member of MICHA (The Michael Chekhov Association).

Date:	Saturday, January 10, 2009
Name of Show/Author:	Actor's Master Suite
Name of Company:	StageSource
Location:	Boston University School For The Arts
Time:	8:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Box Office Phone:	617-720-6066
Ticket Price Range:	$85-$150 SS members, $95-$175 Non-members

Details:
"The Actor's Master Suite", a one-day intensive in physical training for actors. Classes include: Yoga Warm-up, Voice, Movement, Monologue Prep and Michael Chekhov Technique.